The 2009-2010 yearbooks will be sent home next week. There are additional copies available for those who have not yet purchased. The price is $12.00 per copy. Please note that there will be a supplemental section that will be sent home later either with students or by mail. This supplement will include many year end activities.

The annual slide show will be presented in the school gym Wednesday, June 16th at 10:00 a.m. It will be presented in conjunction with the May, June Student Recognition program. So come on by and enjoy the show. Copies of the slide show will be available for $7.00 the day of the show. Pre-order now and save $2.00.

The deadline is fast approaching for submitting 5th grade baby pictures to be included in the annual slide show. All photos must be turned in no later than May 15, 2010. Unfortunately, we cannot include any photos submitted after this date. So please, bring them in to the main office or email them to me at tammera.mullings@district6.org. Make sure they are labeled with your child’s name and teacher so they can be correctly identified. Let’s keep this special tradition going. Send in those pictures as soon as possible.

We managed to get Phase I of the yearbook completed and submitted on time. Whew!! Thanks so much to all who lended a helping hand. Special thanks to Misty Ziegler, Jennifer Shaffer and Emily Grimes. We couldn’t have done it without you. Phase II is now underway. Phase II will include pictures from field trips, the mini-marathon, jog-a-thon, marble season, the carnival, the science fair and anything else that may happen between now and June 1st. So keep those pictures coming. Phase II will be shipped separately from the main yearbook as a stick in leaflet. This allows us to include events generally omitted because they occur after the submission deadline. Again, thanks for all of your help, and keep those shutters clicking.

Any 4th & 5th graders interested in being part of the yearbook committee, please stop by the computer lab to sign up. We will meet for 1/2 hour, perhaps 1 – 2 times a month, Fridays at 12:15 in the computer lab. The more ideas we have the better it will be. If you have cameras, take lots of pictures of your classmates and friends around the school. Remember, the yearbook is a reflection of you and your experience here at SVE. So join the team and let’s make it a great one!

Welcome back to 2009 – 2010 at SVE. You will notice quite a few changes. The first is the main computer lab. We have rearranged things to open the space up and make it more “user” friendly. Once again, this is where all OAKS testing (which begins October 7, 2009) will be conducted. We will also be working closely with your teachers to make sure that the computer curriculum coinsides with your classroom instruction.

Next, the secondary lab has been moved from room 1 to room 5. This makes the lab more accessible to all classrooms without having extra foot traffic in the front of the school.

We are also working on aquiring new software for you to use. Be advised, the computer lab will not be used for a gaming room. All programs used will be of an educational nature. The plan is also to continue with the upper grade type-off. Classes will be informed of the actual date of the type-off, so get those typing fingers in gear!

So here is the start of the year in a nut shell. If you have any questions or concerns send me a comment, and email or stop by the lab.

The new secondary computer lab is almost fully operational. This lab will be available for backup during testing sessions, individual class projects and for the After School Program. Having the secondary lab will make scheduling and testing run more smoothly and efficiently. Computers in this lab will also be available for staff members who do not have a personal school computer to use for checking District 6 emails and keeping up to date with the SVE website. Thanks to all of you for your patience and support in this project.

Next weeks OAKS testing will continue with 3rd grade reading and 5th grade science. There will be adjustments made to the testing schedule to accommodate both testing groups and all classes. Please see me as soon as possible with any scheduling concerns.

This weeks testing will be 4th Grade Reading and completion for any past test sessions. We will follow the Wednesday – Friday testing schedule. If there are any timing conflicts, please let me know. Nothing is guaranteed, but we will see what we can do. Thanks for your continued patience and flexibility.

This weeks Oaks testing will be the 2nd round of math testing for our 3rd graders. The times are the same as usual Wednesday thru Friday. Will will also work in any 5th graders needing to complete their reading tests.

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Hello all, and welcome to my world. My intent is to use this page to keep you all informed of updates and changes pertaining to all things technical that iminate from the SVE computer lab. This will include OAKS testing schedules, yearbook updates and most anything else you or I can think of. So be sure and check back often. Leave a comment and let me know what you're thinking.